Food Prices

I think it's interesting that farm subsidies in the US essentially pay farmers to not grow crops. At the same time, we are all complaining about the rising cost of food and food bank crisises. I do not have much knowlege of farming, but this is an interesting conflict in our country's values. My husband explained that the farm subsidies serve the food industry by regulating the supply, and therefore the cost, of food. Where or when does the scale tip the other way? Food costs have spiked and middle-class families are finding it difficult to put food on the table. Food Banks are closing their doors. Can we subsidize farmers to grow crops now? Increase the supply?